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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1920
Page
4
The fragment from The Banner mentions subscription rate two dollars per year and items titled Resolutions of Respect Obituary and Thanks. The legible text references names Vernon and Stephen J. Dorgan with partial publisher notes.
A Homiletic Review piece argues safety first raises alarms for individual and national courage. It cites fear of new ventures and overmistrust, warning against turning safety into a fetish while acknowledging some truth in excessive caution. It laments fear-driven politics and wary media.
Awards listed for Knox County Poultry Show in Mt Vernon include Barred Plymouth Rocks, White Plymouth Rocks, Partridge Plymouth Rocks, and multiple other breeds. Winners such as L Brontinger Narobar, Carlton Icalia, Kenneth Ransom, H Horton, Howard Taylor, W Hunter, and Mrs. George Kingsbury appear among cock, hen, pullet, and cockerel placements with various clubs and pens noted.
Ohio teachers and pupils reading circles expand sharply says W S Coy in a report. Teachers circle began 1881 to guide yearly book selections for professional reading. Pupils circle started 18 years ago to foster taste for wholesome books among elementary and high school students. This year 14 000 to 16 000 pupils buy three books each totaling about 30 000 dollars. Counties like Auglaize Delmont Stark and others show strong sales while Highland and Delaware lag. Each grade gets four suggested books yearly. three are read for diploma, then a gold star at later stages. Boards commonly cover half the cost, the rest from student activities or patrons. Vernon M Riegel chairs the control board.
Attorney General Richard J. Hopkins asked county attorneys to investigate alleged violations of the antic cigarette law following reports that nineteen Atchison men each gave ten cents for a carton of cigarettes sent as a gift to President elect Harding. Prominent Topeka women and the local American Legion post also sent cigarette gifts to disabled soldiers at Camp Funston and the Topeka state hospital.
Ohio officials announce that farm women will be recognized as equals to men within the Ohio Farm Bureau federation and other national bodies. A plan set for a family membership with voting rights for women, possible changes to constitutions, and three women named at large to Ohio Park Bureau executive committees.
A state-federal survey of Ohio farm fuel usage shows farmers burn wood from their own farms totaling 17.326 million dollars annually and spend about 18.787 million on coal. The average farmer uses 8.2 tons of coal yearly at roughly 14 cents per ton, yielding a statewide annual fuel bill of approximately 26.08 million dollars.
A fragment urges enlisting external help rather than solo effort, signaling collaboration as a prudent approach. It stresses seeking assistance for challenging tasks and emphasizes teamwork.
Clifford Shelton a 22 year old Cincinnati Negro convicted of first degree murder in the 1913 killing of Merchant Patrolman William Dieters remains in the Ohio Penitentiary annex after nearly 134 months. Four stays of execution have been granted as Shelton awaits final disposition in the Ohio Supreme Court while insisting Dieters was killed by an accidental discharge from his own revolver. Shelton says his case is in God’s hands and he awaits the day the electric chair performs its duty.
Dec 24 Port Clinton reports muskrat season opening with weak hunter interest as prices fall to 25 to 6 cents per pelt. Fur buyers paid around 1.25 last year, with minks and other furs also down, sparking predictions of a future shortage. Ottawa county led regional pelts with high totals last year, while trappers expect improved values next year despite current lows.
The Internal Revenue Service issues a ruling that contributions to the European Bellet Council for the European children's relief fund are exempt from taxation and must be depicted only on tax forms. The ruling outlines how such contributions are treated for reporting and deduction purposes.
Delaware Industrial School girls consumed far more beans and sugar per inmate in 1919 than boys at the same campus, while Mt. Vernon Sanatorium led in sugar per capita. The report covers April 1917 to April 1920, revealing notable decreases in sugar use across institutions except the blind facility, and details per meal costs from 6 to 26 cents.
More than 150 men headed by police officials searched the wooded country near New Bedford Massachusetts after a boy vanished. The mass search included detectives and patrols as authorities followed leads in a moonshine region to locate the missing child and determine if foul play occurred.
A District inquiry follows reports from Mrs Anne Hatch of Holueyine road of a boy's sighting and gunfire near Saturday afternoon. The boy, son of Alderman Collins, is said to have encountered moonshiners who were chased into the district. The incident began with a cry followed by shots and a pursuit through the area.
In Cleveland on December 24 Associated Press reports that Common Pleas Judge A J Pearson urged absolute denial of divorces regardless of grounds. He argued denying divorces would reduce societal harm, prevent repeated marriages by unfit spouses, and may improve child welfare if parents do not remarry.
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